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Europe's High Regulatory Bar Could Trigger a New Crypto M&A Wave

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Europe's tougher crypto compliance regime could push smaller firms toward mergers, acquisitions, and strategic exits, as the cost of meeting a high regulatory bar rewards scale and squeezes standalone operators.

Thiago Alvarez3 min readJul 26, 2026
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